# NTSB FTW76DQG15: Skybolt JJ-1, N46J, Canyon, TX, July 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1975
- Place: Canyon, TX · CANYON, TX
- Location: 34.9903° N, 101.9190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canyon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9903&lon=-101.9190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1761  75/7/14    CANYON,TX           SKYBOLT JJ-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1800
        TIME - 1920                    N46J                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANYON,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- WHEEL AXLE BROKE IN WELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46J-2011-06-23), registration cancelled 2011-06-23, S/N RW1, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYBOLT JJ-1
- Registry model: [Williams-Reeves JJ-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-reeves-jj-1) (registry code 0562667) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buffalo

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750714020099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750714020099A), Jul 14, 1975: Amtr 0562641, Canyon, TX, Substantial damage. Wheel axle broke in weld.

## Other investigations on N46J (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW76FQG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG75), May 29, 1976: Skybolt JJ-1 (N46J), Canyon, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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